At the outdoorFest Campout this year, we were lucky enough to have NOLS on-site teaching us how to cook in the backcountry. As New Yorkers, it’s hard to go even one night without our favorite food: pizza. Luckily, NOLS brought their cast iron pans, jet boil stoves and delicious Backcountry Pizza recipe. While it’s not exactly the same as a Grimaldis slice, it’s fairly easy and definitely delicious, so follow-along and get ready to enjoy the ultimate New York City food in the woods. (We also made a video - scroll to the bottom to watch).

Backcountry Pizza by NOLS

Suggested servings: 1-2

Yeast Crust:

1 tsp. Dry yeast
½ cup lukewarm water
½ tsp. Sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 cup flour

Sauce:

Dried tomato powder
Dried onion
Salt
Pepper
Sugar

Possible toppings:

Summer sausage
Cheese thinly sliced or crumbled

Recipe:

Dissolve yeast in warm water with sugar and salt. Cover and let sit until it froths.
Add flour and mix to make a stiff dough.
Use something round to roll out a circular piece of dough about half an inch thick.
Oil your fry pan
Place dough in the pan, cook until the bottom is a golden brown.
Flip dough over, spread sauce, cheese and other toppings over the dough.
Cover and cook until cheese melts. To steam the top to make the cheese melt faster, splash a little water (no more than 2 tbs at a time) and cover.

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